Filibuster, EuroCup, bomb, bald eagle, hospital report & listener's questions answered
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The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are:
✨Filibuster continues at Alþingi.
✨Iceland team out in Euro Cup
✨A bomb was disabled at Keflavik Airport on Saturday.
✨Registration fee to the University of Iceland to be raised from 75.000ISK to 180.000ISK
✨Kerecis saves the live of a bald eagle, just in time for July 4th
✨National Audit Office Report on Iceland’s main hospital released early last week. Main findings; not great.
✨We asked listeners for questions. This time we answer them. The subjects ranged from potential crimes to eclipses to uncomfortable public interactions.
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